With parents across Scotland and shedding a tear after sending their kids off to school for the first time or breathing a quiet sigh of relief that they have some peace a quiet now that the schools are back, property news has continued unabated. Here are the top stories from the past month as well…
Selling your property is probably one of the most important transactions youโll make throughout your life. To secure the very best price, it obviously makes sense to get the property in front of as many pairs of eyes as possible. When it comes to property advertising, the old phrase, โYou have to speculate to accumulateโ,…
The World Cup behind us, the Commonwealth Games are now well under way, the culmination of a year-long countdown and many more years of work behind the scenes. So has this excitement filtered down to the property market? For your monthly round-up of what has been happening in the property market in the past few…
We believe that the most important element of your property marketing materials is the photography: the photos have to grab people, to make them want to read your full property advert and to arrange to see your property in the flesh. However, the subject matter can make a photograph and, to that extent, the way…
When marketing a property, you might think that the most important aspects in presenting the property would be top-quality photographs and a beautifully-written description. However, recent research suggests that floorplans are also at the top of the list for buyers. So why, if you are selling, is getting a floorplan an absolute must?
Whether you are buying or selling a house, conveyancing is involved. Whilst most people understand the fundamentals of marketing a house for sale or of finding a property to buy, even the word ‘conveyancing’ is hardly an example of Plain English and it’s easy for property buyers and sellers in Scotland to feel that conveyancing…
With reports in the media this month that average house prices in Scotland are growing at the longest sustained rate for four years, we thought we would examine ‘average house price’ surveys and the house price reports that lie behind these regular Press reports. So, can you trust house price surveys? Where do they get…
Significant changes are afoot in the mortgage market, particularly for high value mortgages and for people looking to move from their existing home using the Help to Buy shared equity scheme. Then, this month the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) announced new restrictions on bank lending, aimed at slowing run-away house prices in…
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